Diocese of Dresden-Meissen

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Bishop(s) Joachim Friedrich Reinelt, Bishop Georg Weinhold, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 15 November 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Berlin Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Germany Square Kilometers: 16,934 (6,540 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-dresden-meissen.de/ Mailing Address: Bischofliches Ordinariat, Kathe-Kollwitz-Ufer 84, D-01309 Dresden, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Telephone: (0351)33.646.00 Fax: 33.647.91

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz}
  • Latin Name: Misnensis
  • Erected: 1567
  • Prefecture
  • Country: Germany

• Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)
  • Latin Name: Misnensis
  • Elevated: 24 June 1921
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Germany

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johann Leisentrit † (22 Aug 1559 Appointed - 24 Nov 1586 Died)
• Gregor Leisentrit † (13 Dec 1586 Appointed - 23 May 1594 Died)
• Christoph Blöbel † (15 Aug 1594 Appointed - 4 Feb 1609 Died)
• August Wiederin von Ottersbach † (25 Feb 1609 Appointed - 27 Jun 1620 Died)
• Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk † (9 Jul 1620 Appointed - 3 May 1644 Died)
• Johann Hasius von Lichenfeld † (13 Sep 1644 Appointed - 28 Feb 1650 Died)
• Martin Saudrius von Sternfeld † (2 Apr 1650 Appointed - 1655 Resigned)
• Bernhard Graf von Schrattenbach, O. Cist. † ( 1655 Appointed - 26 Feb 1660 Died)
• Christophorus Johannes Reinheld von Reichenau † (11 May 1660 Appointed - 25 Apr 1665 Died)
• Peter Franz Longinus von Kieferberg † (4 Jul 1665 Appointed - 11 Nov 1675 Died)
• Martin Ferdinand Brückner von Brückenstein † (6 May 1676 Appointed - 1 Feb 1700 Died)
• Matthäus Joseph Ignaz Vitzki † (2 Dec 1700 Appointed - 23 Jun 1713 Died)
• Martin Bernhard Just von Friedenfeld † (7 Feb 1714 Appointed - 9 Jun 1721 Died)
• Johann Joseph Ignaz Freyschlag von Schmidenthal † (4 Nov 1721 Appointed - 2 Mar 1743 Died)
• Jakob Johann Joseph Wosky von Bärenstamm † (4 Apr 1743 Appointed - 3 Dec 1771 Died)
• Carl Laurenz Cardona † (27 Jan 1772 Appointed - 25 Aug 1773 Died)
• Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff † (17 Jan 1774 Appointed - 21 Jun 1780 Died)
• Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal † (9 Oct 1780 Appointed - 14 Sep 1794 Died)
• Wenzel Kobaltz † (15 May 1795 Appointed - 2 May 1796 Died)
• Georg Franz Lock † (22 May 1801 Appointed - 7 Sep 1831 Died)
• Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann † ( 1831 Appointed - 14 Sep 1841 Died)
• Matthäus Kutschank † (20 Jan 1842 Appointed - 19 Dec 1844 Died)
• Joseph Dittrich † (20 Apr 1846 Appointed - 5 Oct 1853 Died)
• Ludwig Forwerk † (11 Jul 1854 Appointed - 8 Jan 1875 Died)
• Franz Bernert † (28 Jan 1876 Appointed - 18 Mar 1890 Died)
• Ludwig Wahl † (11 Jul 1890 Appointed - 1900 Resigned)
• Georg Wuschanski † (13 Feb 1904 Appointed - 28 Dec 1905 Died)
• Franz Löbmann † (30 Jan 1915 Appointed - 30 Jan 1915 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony))
• Christian Schreiber † (12 Aug 1921 Appointed - 13 Aug 1930 Appointed, Bishop of Berlin)
• Conrad Gröber † (13 Jan 1931 Appointed - 21 May 1932 Appointed, Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau)
• Petrus Legge † (9 Sep 1932 Appointed - 9 Mar 1951 Died)
• Heinrich Wienken † (9 Mar 1951 Succeeded - 19 Aug 1957 Retired)
• Otto Spülbeck † (23 Jun 1958 Succeeded - 21 Jun 1970 Died)
• Gerhard Schaffran † (12 Sep 1970 Appointed - 1 Aug 1987 Retired)
• Joachim Friedrich Reinelt (2 Jan 1988 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz}
1567	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz} (erected)
Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)
24 June 1921	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz}	Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)
24 June 1921	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony) (suppressed)	Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)
Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
15 November 1979	Name Changed	Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)	Diocese of Dresden-Meissen

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Meissen (Meißen)
1950	592,531	6,042,219	9.8%	293	38	331	1,790		38	761	93	ap1951
1970	351,670	5,178,526	6.8%	271	50	321	1,095		55	518	122	ap1971
Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
1980	274,500	5,217,000	5.3%	241	42	283	969		45	357	145	ap1981
1990	248,000	4,900,000	5.1%	203	37	240	1,033	1	40	264	147	ap1991
1999	181,113	4,385,000	4.1%	197	58	255	710	5	61	209	146	ap2000
2000	181,048	4,375,000	4.1%	198	54	252	718	5	60	194	146	ap2001
2001	179,360	4,359,000	4.1%	198	52	250	717	5	58	193	145	ap2002
2002	179,715	4,337,000	4.1%	193	51	244	736	7	56	187	145	ap2003
2003	174,747	4,297,000	4.1%	190	48	238	734	5	53	187	123	ap2004
2004	145,755	4,300,000	3.4%	187	50	237	615	6	57	183	121	ap2005
2006	146,806	4,305,000	3.4%	185	48	233	630	11	54	129	109	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Franz Bernert † (Prefect: 28 Jan 1876 to 18 Mar 1890)
• Christoph Blöbel † (Prefect: 15 Aug 1594 to 4 Feb 1609)
• Martin Ferdinand Brückner von Brückenstein † (Priest: 1657; Prefect: 6 May 1676 to 1 Feb 1700)
• Carl Laurenz Cardona † (Priest: 1735; Prefect: 27 Jan 1772 to 25 Aug 1773)
• Joseph Dittrich † (Prefect: 20 Apr 1846 to 5 Oct 1853)
• Ludwig Forwerk † (Priest: 18 Nov 1839; Prefect: 11 Jul 1854 to 8 Jan 1875)
• Johann Joseph Ignaz Freyschlag von Schmidenthal † (Priest: 22 Sep 1696; Prefect: 4 Nov 1721 to 2 Mar 1743)
• Conrad Gröber † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1931 to 21 May 1932)
• Johann Hasius von Lichenfeld † (Priest: 1607; Prefect: 13 Sep 1644 to 28 Feb 1650)
• Martin Bernhard Just von Friedenfeld † (Priest: 10 Mar 1669; Prefect: 7 Feb 1714 to 9 Jun 1721)
• Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk † (Priest: 1 Apr 1610; Prefect: 9 Jul 1620 to 3 May 1644)
• Wenzel Kobaltz † (Priest: 3 Apr 1756; Prefect: 15 May 1795 to 2 May 1796)
• Matthäus Kutschank † (Priest: 21 Sep 1799; Prefect: 20 Jan 1842 to 19 Dec 1844)
• Petrus Legge † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1932 to 9 Mar 1951)
• Gregor Leisentrit † (Prefect: 13 Dec 1586 to 23 May 1594)
• Johann Leisentrit † (Prefect: 22 Aug 1559 to 24 Nov 1586)
• Franz Löbmann † (Priest: 15 Oct 1881; Prefect: 30 Jan 1915 to 30 Jan 1915)
• Georg Franz Lock † (Priest: 24 Jun 1776; Prefect: 22 May 1801 to 7 Sep 1831)
• Peter Franz Longinus von Kieferberg † (Priest: 20 Dec 1638; Prefect: 4 Jul 1665 to 11 Nov 1675)
• Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann † (Priest: 1815 to 31 Jan 1819; Prefect: 1831 to 14 Sep 1841)
• Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff † (Priest: 31 May 1744; Prefect: 17 Jan 1774 to 21 Jun 1780)
• Clemens Pickel (Priest: 25 Jun 1988 to 23 Mar 1998)
• Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Oct 1935 to 15 Mar 1937)
• Joachim Friedrich Reinelt (Priest: 29 Jun 1961; Bishop: 2 Jan 1988 - )
• Christophorus Johannes Reinheld von Reichenau † (Priest: 1623; Prefect: 11 May 1660 to 25 Apr 1665)
• Martin Saudrius von Sternfeld † (Priest: 1639; Prefect: 2 Apr 1650 to 1655)
• Gerhard Schaffran † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1970 to 1 Aug 1987)
• Bernhard Graf von Schrattenbach, O. Cist. † (Prefect: 1655 to 26 Feb 1660)
• Christian Schreiber † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1921 to 13 Aug 1930)
• Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal † (Priest: 20 Dec 1761; Prefect: 9 Oct 1780 to 14 Sep 1794)
• Otto Spülbeck † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Jun 1955; Bishop: 23 Jun 1958 to 21 Jun 1970)
• Matthäus Joseph Ignaz Vitzki † (Priest: 21 Sep 1685; Prefect: 2 Dec 1700 to 23 Jun 1713)
• Ludwig Wahl † (Prefect: 11 Jul 1890 to 1900)
• Georg Weinhold (Priest: 19 Dec 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jul 1973 - )
• August Wiederin von Ottersbach † (Prefect: 25 Feb 1609 to 27 Jun 1620)
• Heinrich Wienken † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Feb 1937; Bishop: 9 Mar 1951 to 19 Aug 1957)
• Jakob Johann Joseph Wosky von Bärenstamm † (Priest: 25 Jul 1718; Prefect: 4 Apr 1743 to 3 Dec 1771)
• Georg Wuschanski † (Priest: 22 Sep 1866; Prefect: 13 Feb 1904 to 28 Dec 1905)
• Konrad Zdarsa (Priest: 16 Mar 1974 to 24 Apr 2007)